Improved pattern for cutting boots



' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALVAH D. DREW, OF DIXON, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVED PATTERN FOR CUTTING BOOTS.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALVAH D. DREW, of Dixon, in the county of Lee andState of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Pattern for CuttingBoots; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specifica. tion, in which- Figure 1 is aface view of my invention in an unfolded state. Fig. 2 is a view of thesame in a folded state.4

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a new and useful pattern for cutting leatherfor boots in such a manner as to form a continuous seam, and at the sametime avoid the labor of crimping. This lnode of cutting boots, or,rather, cutting the leather for boots, was patented by Seth S. Drew,October 13, 1863; and the object of this invention is to obtain anadjustable pattern to facilitate the cutting of leather for boots inthis manner.

A A represent two pieces of sheet metal A of rectangular form connectedtogether by hinges a a; and B B represent two pieces of sheet metal,which are attached to A A in such a manner as to be capable of beingadjusted laterally, each piece B B having two parallel oblique slots, bb, made in it, through which bolts c pass, said bolts passing' throughoblique slots in A A,.but having a reverse position tothe slots b b, theends of the bolts c passing through plates d, which are by the sides ofthe plates A A'. These plates d are shown by dotted lines in Fig. l.

By this arrangement it will be seen that the pieces or plates B B may beadjusted or moved farther inward or outward from the hinged edges of A Aandin a direction at right angles with the same. The plates B B may besecured at any point desired within the scope of their adjustment bymeans of set-screws e, which pass through slots f in" t C of the patternformed or cut out with it,

and this foot portionhas a wing,D, connected to it by means of hinges gg, said wing being supplied with an adjustable plate or slide, E, whichmay be secured at any desired point by set-screws h h, and the slide EVhas an adjustable toe-piece, F, attached to it.

The direction of the movement of the adV adjusted according to the sizeof the boot required. After the parts or plates B B' are adjusted theslide E ot' C is adjusted and the wing D turned over on C, and theplates G G adjusted so that their lower edges will extend down inlinewith the inner corner of E, as shown in Fig. 2. The wing D is thenturned back and the device laid upon the leather, with the set-screws eh upon it, and the knife is passed around the edges of the parts B B andthe outer part of E, (the foot portion.) The wing Dis then turned overon C and the knife passed along by the lower edges of G G and E, and thework is done.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent i An adjustablepattern composed of two parts or plates connected together and arrangedsubstantially as shown, for the purposes of cutting leather for boots inthe im-` provedor patented form or style speeilied.

ALVAH` D. DREW.

Witnesses:

HARVEY MORGAN, JOHN LYMAN.

